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Grenada Grenada is a small island state in the Eastern Caribbean close to Trinidad and Tobago. Grenada is best known for being the second largest producer of nutmeg in the world.It is an English-speaking nation, because it was colonized most recently by Britain. It's area is a total of 344 sq. km.

Population: 109,011 The population is not that high because many Grenadians immigrate to other countries because in Grenada aren't many options of jobs. The largest proportion of the population, about 89%, is of African descent. A few are East Indians and the others are descendants of Early European settlers in Grenada.

Religions: Roman Catholic 53% Anglican 13.8% Other Protestant 33.2%

Birth Rate: 16.81-births/1,000 populations The birth rate of Grenada each time is increasing by the fact that immigrants come to Grenada, as the population grows, each day more people are born. Over 11,000 immigrants come each year, every immigrant makes their lives in the island and they continue to have babies which makes the Birth Rate rise.

Death Rate: 7.98-deaths/1,000 populations The death rate in Grenada increased by the fact that Hurricane Ivan killed a lot of people. The hurricanes Ivan and Emily destroyed everything, left without eating and homeless too many people, which caused their death. The hurricane left approximately 8,000-10,000 left homeless killed 37 people. Now HIV has become one of the causes by which people are dying. The Caribbean area is known for having fairly high rates of HIV infection.

Net Migration Rate: -3.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population This means that many people are leaving Grenada in search of work, since many immigrants come to their country and that leaves the residents and others without jobs. Many are mainly going to UK and Canada to find a better job and better life.

Infant Mortality Rate: total: 13.92 deaths/1,000 live births Male: 13.57 deaths/1,000 live births Female: 14.27 deaths/1,000 live births The infant mortality rate is a bit high because of the natural disasters that had happened in Grenada. Hurricane Ivan caused 37 fatalities and left many people homeless and without food, which eventually died. After this natural disaster, 10 months later Hurricane Emily happened, which left many dead people and many of them were children.

Population Growth Rate: 0.6% The population growth rate in Grenada is low because many people decide to leave Grenada in search of a better life and a better job. When Hurricane Ivan and Emily came, they destroyed everything leaving many without work and home. Even though many people are immigrating to Grenada, others go. There are many people in Grenada, and that makes people have less jobs which leave many people without jobs, and that's why they emigrate and go to UK or Canada.

Life Expectancy: 75.7 Female: 77.28 Male: 74.12 Many people in Grenada are dying from chronic diseases as; diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. The cases of HIV even increased after the years, men are dying at a faster rate than females because they don't have a good basic hygienic. Also, men are suffering more of HIV than women, because women tend to be more careful than men.

Doubling Time: 69 To Grenada it would take 69 years to double. Since many people are leaving the country in search of a better life, that makes the country take more time to double. Despite the fact that immigrants come, many migrate to go to Canada or UK.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Symbol,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Stage of the Demographic Transition Model: MEDC or LEDC? LEDC, Hurricane have greater impact in LEDC countries such as Jamaica and Grenada. Grenada has one of the highest unemployment rates in the Caribbean. The island has a small size, and it's exposure to natural disasters just like Hurricane Ivan and Emily, which destroyed and damaged completely all the island. Most people that live in Grenada, has a farm. They are into agriculture, that's why Grenada is the second largest producer of nutmeg in the world.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Symbol,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Population Major Issue's: Grenada relies heavily on tourism, when hurricane Ivan came it destroyed and damage 90% of buildings on the island, including tourist sites.10 Months after the hurricane Ivan came Hurricane Emily, destroyed even more the island. After the destruction of many parts of the island, it left many people without work. <span style="font-family: Symbol,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Much of the nutmeg and cocoa crop was lost and it will take years to grow back. Also, since many people immigrate to Grenada, that also leave people without work.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Symbol,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Old or Young Population <span style="font-family: Symbol,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">In Grenada, they have more old people because the young people want to immigrate to other countries, they want to live their dreams, they want to get better jobs and a better life.

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Symbol,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Do people in this country have access to good health care, nutrition, and education? In fact, they have a good health care, nutrition and education. But since Hurricane Ivan destroyed 90% of the buildings, they ask United States for help, US lend them 4.5 million dollars to reconstruct everything for their people.

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Grenada Population

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